Chris Opie extends UK Youth lead at Canary Wharf Tour Series

Chris Opie (UK Youth) finally took his first individual Tour Series victory in Canary Wharf on Thursday night, spearheading a dominant performance from the UK Youth team that saw them further extend their overall lead in the series.

Opie beat Ed Clancy (Rapha-Condor-JLT) and Roman Van Uden (Node4-Giordana) in the final sprint but behind him were teammates Marcin Bialoblocki (fourth) and Tobyn Horton (fifth) to help seal the team result on the night.

Closest rivals Raleigh finished a disappointing sixth on the evening to concede more points to Nigel Mansell’s team with four rounds remaining.

The Tour Series next heads to Woking next Tuesday (June 11) before the culminating at the end of next week in Aylsham (June 13) and Ipswich (June 14).